Added 10 October 2026
fracas
/ˈfɹækɑː/ noun
Latin root: infra Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fracas at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From French fracas, derived from fracasser, from Italian fracassare, from fra- + cassare, equivalent to Latin infra + quassare.
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